CVE-2023-31210

Privilege escalation in agent via LD_LIBRARY_PATH

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 13, 2023 at 08:26 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:56 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Usage of user controlled LD_LIBRARY_PATH in agent in Checkmk 2.2.0p10 up to 2.2.0p16 allows malicious Checkmk site user to escalate rights via injection of malicious libraries

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Checkmk · Checkmk

95%

2.2.0p10 ≤ v < 2.2.0p172.2.0 p10 2.2.0 p11 2.2.0 p12 2.2.0 p13 2.2.0 p14 2.2.0 p15 2.2.0 p16 2.2.0p10

Affected range stops below 2.2.0p17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://checkmk.com/werk/16226

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://checkmk.com/werk/16226

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-427

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